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Israel discovers 1,200-year-old 'piggy bank' with gold coins

Gold coins in a green pot.

Israeli archaeologists discovered a hoard of seven gold coins dating back to 1,200 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Sunday.

The coins, from the early Islamic period, were discovered in a broken clay juglet during excavations in the city of Yavne in central Israel. The excavation revealed a wide industrial area that had been active for centuries.

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